illustrated frontis, full b/w plates, tables, ind., quarter leather with marbled boards. The Literary Institute of Toluca opened the lithography and typography workshop in 1851. The lithography department developed maps, plans, pictorial and artistic reproductions, invitations and programs for various activities, such as public exams, civic ceremonies and awards ceremonies. The printing press was originally in charge of the teacher Manuel Jim�nez Salgado, who remained in the position until 1861, but the most brilliant era was that of Pedro Mart�nez, who led the workshop from 1864 until 1888, the year he died. Hew as replaced by the teacher Isauro Manuel Garrido, but in 1889, Governor Jos� Vicente Villada ordered that the workshops be transferred to a building on the street of Manuel Alas, currently Matamoros, where on September 11 the School of Arts began to operate and Trades for Men (EDAYO) that was active until the middle of the twentieth century, when it was demolished to build a shopping center instead. One of the important books of the Pedro Mart�nez era was Elements of Chronology, by Mr. Manuel A. Romo, which appeared in 1870. The book is known for the three exquisite plates. (Edges of binding bumped;Vintage ex-lib owner bookplate on verso of front cover;

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Title

ELEMENTOS DE CRONOLOGIA

Publisher

Tip. del Inst. Literario, dirigida por Pedro Mart�nez, Toluca

Publication Date

1870

Binding

Hardcover

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